The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1887-05-14
Local and General.

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Forty thousand ties have been re-
eeived by the o. P. company at Seio.
Wheat is bringing as high as 81 Genus
per busllel This means raise in -four
Mrs. J. H. Payne, who has been suf-
fering from malaria infection, died on
Sunday last.
A boom in real estate is said to be
general throughout the country, espec-
tally in the south.
Hon. ]. X. Weatherford and DIR. G..
w Maston, of Albany, called at Leb-
anon on Wednesday.
The first Strawberries of the season
in the Portland market arrived from
Roseburg OH Monday last.
n. f. Conn, has commenced removing
the old house pr paratory to the cree
ton of j. NJ. Ralston's new cottage.
Governor Pennoyer has decided not
to appoint successors TO the members of
the State Immigration Board who re-
Gently resigned.
If the farmers ssstand inn they will
get a good price for grain next harvest.
Everything is in their favor and we
hope to see them get benefit.
DR.. W. A. Ritchey and wife, of Kan
sas, arrived at Lebanon Wednesday, to
remain permanently. We take pleas
ure in extending to them cordial well
come.
The 1000 tons of freight which came
over the Canadian Pacific To Seattle
few days ago per steamer Walla Walla
took Just $40, 900 out of the Northern
Pacific railroad
The West Shore for April contains
many fine Illustrations familiar to the
people on this coast. Also excellent
literary productions by the able con-
tributors TO that excellent magazine.
. The total rainfall at Portland for
April was 500 inches. There has only
that the rainfall was greater for that
month. In 1876 it was 5.34 and in 1888
T.SS
During this week w. 8. Paul has
been exhibiting his stallion Rover
in Lebanon. aRover'i is a fine Nor
man horse. and breeders will find his
kind well adapted TO farm and general
work.
s<Messrs. Bull & Kellenberger who re-
Gently purchased Mr.. Werth's property
and butchering business, are live Young
men and understand their business.
We wish them prosperous career in
Lebanon. -.
keep in the middle of the road'i is
the advice given the boys ''over in Can
adan when they are out riding the
girls. If needed, this warming Will 20
doubt keep them from getting upset"
over there.
The Dominion Alliance of Ottowa
has decided that bill shall be intro
dueed in the Dominion Parliment pro-
viding for total Prohibition. Ii is be-
coming a leading issue all over the
Christian world.
Travel through the Rogue river val
ley is preceptibly Increasing since the
staging was shortened. 1t is estimated
that the trains daily carry about twenty
passengers each way when they arrive
at AIedford for meals.
The prospects for general INNING
boom throughout Oregon, and Idaho
and Washington territories, We're never
SO fiattering as now. 1t would not sur
prise Us if considerable work was done
in the Santiam region this year.
The first term of court for Malheur
county will convene on Monday, June
4, Judge l.. B. Ison officiating. The
docket already assumes a business-like
shape and it is evident considerable
legal adjudication will take place.
The crop prospects throughout the
northwest were never more favorable,
/ and the present indications point TO an
unprecedented heavy yield. Fruit has
been somewhat injured in places by
! late frosts, yet there will be large sup
ply.
As we don't come out with THE Ex-
PRESS until to morrow, it is not deemed
Z safe to eulogiZe theS weather at this
! writing-Friday afternoon. We have
/ too many good weather items, written
between showers on the dead galley
/ now.
\ So many young cattle are being
/ driven into Eastern Oregon at present
1 that local papers anticipate the over
/ stocking of the ranges, and think there
I is danger next winter of Oregon cattle
men getting a taste of what Montana
sugered lately.
Remember, the next regular meeting
! of the Linn county Temperance ALI
/ ance Will be neld at Scio. commencing
on the evening of May 24th, and clos
4 ing on the evening of May 18th. All
organizations entitled, are requested to
send delegates.
! a party of Laconer picnickers caught
| by a shower the other day, took pos
session of some deserted Indian shanties
1 and the wicked editor of the Puget
Sound Mail SAYS the fine tooth cont
market is decidedly active and that
prices are steadily ''crawling' up.
j. b. Writ, who is actively engaged
in introducing immigrants into Linn
county, accompanied three gentlemen
from Portland to this place on Monday
evening last, and since that time has
been showing them the advantages
this vicinity has for new corners.
On Sunday last Mr.. II. c. Harkness
of this place received the intelligence
that his mother, living at Harvard
Junction, Illinois, was not expected t.
! live. On Monday another telegram
was received by him at Albany that
she was dead. She was 80 years of age
1t is reported that the management
of the Oregon Short Line will reques
the withdrawal of the resignation o
Manager G. III. Prescott, who has helC
that position for the past four years, un
der the o. II. & n. company, and tha
he will be rendered the position hereto
fore occupied.
A correspondent at Scio writing t.
the Democrat, concerning the ''toughs'
who caused trouble on the Odd Fellows
excursion to SilveTton, says said tough
hailed from Fox valley. Fox valley
must be holy terror if those fellows
were a SAMPLE of its productions in tn,
line of the genus homo.
The prominent friends of prohibition
fhrOnOhOIIf fhp state are riVip o. fbp adi